“Any game that wants to operate nationwide in Iran needs to obtain permission from the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance, and the Pokémon Go app has not yet requested such a permission,” the head of Iran’s supreme council of virtual space, Abolhasan Firouzabadi, reportedly said.

The authorities may now move to block the game in inside Iran. The country already censors its citizens’ internet access, blocking some foreign social networks, news outlets, and tens of thousands of other other sites.